Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer readable medium

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; a processing unit that when the receiving unit receives the signal in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returns to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; and a memory that stores a content of the service provided by the processing unit and a content of a request requested by the signal, the content of the service and the content of the request being correlated respectively, wherein when the request received by the receiving unit in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, the processing unit reads the content of the service correlated with the content of the request from the memory and provides the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device.

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 a receiving unit that receives, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; 
 a processing unit that when the receiving unit receives the signal in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returns to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; and 
 a memory that stores a content of the service provided by the processing unit and a content of a request requested by the signal, the content of the service and the content of the request being correlated respectively, 
 wherein when the request received by the receiving unit in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, the processing unit reads the content of the service correlated with the content of the request from the memory and provides the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device, 
 wherein the processing unit has an arithmetic device and a main memory, and the memory is set in a data region inside the main memory that is configured as a work region when the arithmetic device processes an image formation command in the running state. 
 
     
     
       2. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 a receiving unit that receives, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; 
 a processing unit that when the receiving unit receives the signal in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returns to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; and 
 a memory that stores a content of the service provided by the processing unit and a content of a request requested by the signal, the content of the service and the content of the request being correlated respectively, 
 wherein the service provided by the processing unit by processing the signal is correlated with the content of the request requested by the signal, 
 wherein when the request received by the receiving unit in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, the processing unit reads the content of the service correlated with the content of the request from the memory and provides the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device. 
 
     
     
       3. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the content of the service provided by the processing unit is correlated with either one or both of a number of times of provision of the service and a date and time of provision of the service. 
     
     
       4. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 a receiving unit that receives, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; 
 a processing unit that when the receiving unit receives the signal in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returns to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; and 
 a memory that stores a content of the service provided by the processing unit and a content of a request requested by the signal, the content of the service and the content of the request being correlated respectively, 
 wherein when the request received by the receiving unit in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, the processing unit reads the content of the service correlated with the content of the request from the memory and provides the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device, 
 wherein when the processing unit transitions to the power saving state, the processing unit forwards, to an external storage device, the content of the service stored in the memory and the content of the request correlated with the content of the service. 
 
     
     
       5. An information processing method, comprising:
 receiving, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; 
 when the signal is received in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returning to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; 
 reading a content of the provided service correlated with a content of a request requested by the signal from a memory; and 
 providing the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device, when the received request in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, 
 wherein the content of the provided service is correlated with either one or both of a number of times of provision of the service and a date and time of provision of the service. 
 
     
     
       6. The information processing method according to  claim 5 , wherein on the basis of either one or both of the number of times of provision and the date and time of provision of the service, erasing the stored content of the service. 
     
     
       7. An information processing method, comprising:
 receiving, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; 
 when the signal is received in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returning to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; 
 reading a content of the provided service correlated with a content of a request requested by the signal from a memory; and 
 providing the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device, when the received request in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, 
 wherein when transitioning to the power saving state, forwarding, to an external storage device, the stored content of the service and the content of the request correlated with the content of the service. 
 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for processing information, the process comprising:
 receiving, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; 
 when the signal is received in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returning to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; 
 reading a content of the provided service correlated with a content of a request requested by the signal from a memory; and 
 providing the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device, when the received request in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, 
 wherein the content of the provided service is correlated with either one or both of a number of times of provision of the service and a date and time of provision of the service. 
 
     
     
       9. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein on the basis of either one or both of the number of times of provision and the date and time of provision of the service, erasing the stored content of the service. 
     
     
       10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for processing information, the process comprising:
 receiving, from an external device via a communication line, a signal requesting provision of various types of services; 
 when the signal is received in a setting period of a power saving state where power consumption is lower than in a running state, returning to the running state to process the signal and provide a service corresponding to the signal; 
 reading a content of the provided service correlated with a content of a request requested by the signal from a memory; and 
 providing the service corresponding to the content of the service to the external device, when the received request in the setting period of the power saving state matches the content of the request stored in the memory, 
 wherein when transitioning to the power saving state, forwarding, to an external storage device, the stored content of the service and the content of the request correlated with the content of the service.